2012-03-05 12:00:00 CET

2012-03-05 12:04:43 CET


REGULATED INFORMATION

English
Pohjola Pankki Oyj - Annual Financial Report

Pohjola's and OP-Pohjola Group's Annual Reports for 2011 Now Available 


Pohjola Bank plc
Stock exchange release
5 March 2012, at 13.00 pm Finnish time (GMT+2)

Pohjola's and OP-Pohjola Group's Annual Reports for 2011 Now Available

Pohjola Bank plc has published its electronic Annual Report 2011 at www.op-
pohjola-annualreport.fi/2011/en, which comprises an Annual Review as well as the
Report by the Board of Directors and the Financial Statements. Pohjola has also
published its Corporate Governance Statement. OP-Pohjola Group has published its
electronic Annual Report 2011 at www.op-pohjola-annualreport.fi/2011/en, which
comprises an Annual Review as well as the Report by the Executive Board and the
Financial Statements.

The Corporate Governance Statement is available in the PDF attachment and at
pohjola.fi > English > Media > Releases.


Pohjola Bank plc

Carina Geber-Teir
Chief Communications Officer

DISTRIBUTION
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
LSE London Stock Exchange
SIX Swiss Exchange
Major media
op.fi and pohjola.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
Carina Geber-Teir, Chief Communications Officer, tel. +358 (0)10 252 8394


Pohjola Bank plc is a Finnish financial services group which provides its
customers with banking, non-life insurance and asset management services. Our
mission is to promote the prosperity, security and wellbeing of our customers.
Profitable growth and an increase in company value form our key objectives.
Pohjola Group serves corporate customers in Finland and abroad by providing an
extensive range of financial, investment, cash-management and non-life insuranceservices. We offer non-life insurance and private banking services to corporate
customers. Pohjola Series A shares have been listed on the Large Cap List of the
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki since 1989. The number of shareholders totals around
34,000. Pohjola's consolidated earnings before tax came to 258 million euros in
2011 and the balance sheet total amounted to 41 billion euros on 31 December
2011. Pohjola is part of OP-Pohjola Group, the leading financial services group
in Finland with over four million customers.


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